# Accident 19960502009159A: Gulstm 500B, Caribbean Sea, VI, May 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1996
- Place: Caribbean Sea, VI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FINA
- Aircraft: N50GV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50GV-2014-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540E1B5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 11,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FAMS1) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960502009159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLIGHT OF TWO DEPARTED ST CROIX. ONE BECAME MISSING REPORTED GENERATOR PROBLEMS TO OTHER FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT NOT FOUND

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL96FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FAMS1), May 2, 1996: Aero Commander 500-B (N50GV), Missing, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: Undetermined.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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